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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 20, 2001
Contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom announced today that it has written to President Bush to ask whether he agrees with its analysis that the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 5, 2001
Contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has written to Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill recommending... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2001
Contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has written to President Bush to ask him to raise religious-freedom issues with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt during... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2001
Contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has written to President Bush to ask him to raise religious-freedom issues with President Hosni Mubarak of... Read More

The Honorable Colin L. Powell
Secretary of State
United States Department of State
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Secretary Powell:
On behalf of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (the Commission), I am writing to urge you to raise the protection of religious freedom in... Read More

The Honorable Paul H. O'Neill
Secretary of Treasury
United States Department of Treasury
Washington, DC 20220
Dear Secretary O'Neill:
On behalf of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (the Commission), I am writing to urge you to withhold U.S. support... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2001
Contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
WHAT:The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom will testify at a joint hearing of the House Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2001
Contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The delegation of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) completed its visit to Egypt on Saturday, March 24 and travels to Saudi Arabia and then to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2001
Contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
Repeating its view that Sudan is "the world's most violent abuser of the right to freedom of religion and belief," the U.S. Commission on... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 2001
Contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
Three members of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will visit Egypt from March 20-24 as part of a regional tour that also includes visits... Read More